The Value Add Podcast Andrew Dunn

This week we have Bri Brenkus who is a top real estate agent in the Las Vegas market. She is a listing specialist for Brenkus Realty and the Keller Williams Marketplace who constantly competes for the most listings every month. Surprisingly her top competition is her father, who started this operation with his wife aka Bri's mother and has since created a repetitive success blueprint for competing as a top brokerage in the Las Vegas market. Bri didn't always start out as a closer, in fact at one point early on in her career she thought real estate wasn't for her, but she dives into her story about trusting the system and processes implemented by the Keller William's brand and her family. In this episode, Bri touches on her ability to close deals, overcome objections, continue her consistency, and discusses the future of her brand within her family's organization. Check out the life of a top producer and how you can become one yourself.

IG - bribrenkus

Email - bri@teambrenkus.com

David Teskey works for a top tier financial services company in the Pacific Northwest doing investment sales for the company. He talks about his daily struggles, how he closes deals, and where he sees his growth within the industry and the company. If you're interested in understanding more about cold calling in the financial services sector this podcast is for you. 

Arda Bulak is the Vice President of of a furniture store company and he discusses the challenges he faces everyday in an industry that is making the drastic shift to stay relevant in an online world. The connection of the customers to the space that has a heavy focus on touch and feel. Arda is bringing in great ideas to keep his company relevant. 

Nicci Julian is an entrepreneur who turned her passion for baking into a career. She guides and assists others with creating high-quality desserts for a large amount of special events in the Southern California area. Nicci founded Confectious Pastry shop in 2016 with her passion for making cakes and posting them on her social media. Through her artistic design and ambition, she started to grow a following on a predominantly word of mouth basis due to the delightful flavors and aesthetics of her cakes. Confectious and Nicci have evolved over the years redefining their image and direction to mimic the demands of the highly seasonal market associated with their industry. The talented team of Confectious Pastry Shop thrives in creating delicious custom pastries as well as gluten-free and vegan options to cater to the lifestyle of an evergrowing food-sensitive demographic. They pride themselves in working with fresh and organic ingredients that will complement their elegant desserts that everyone can enjoy. This episode gives you an insight on the journey of an entrepreneur who utilizes her imagination and determination to fuel her passion. 

Links:

Site: https://www.confectiouspastryshop.com/

IG: http://instagram.com/confectiouspastryshop

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/confectious

Confectious Cookbook

Confectious "Baking Balanced" Gluten-free and Vegan Baking Recipes: 

Donnie Aldridge is the founder of The Copper Can which is a Moscow Mule in a copper can. Donnie discusses how his first venture in high school sparked his creative bug to pursue entrepreneurship and working for himself. He established a bottled lemonade beverage with his family that had some success early on then one summer Donnie decided to pursue other ventures to establish The Copper Can. Through grit, perseverance, and trust in himself, Donnie collaborated with his peers, mentors, and equity partners to manifest one of the first alcoholic cocktails in a can which is in over 5,000 stores today. 

This podcast depicts the journey of a young entrepreneur with a bright future who is looking to create a national household staple with his beverage company and by the sound of it many other ventures along the way. 

Links:

Website: https://www.thecoppercan.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecoppercan

Email: donnie@thecoppercan.com

Mentions:

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Brian began his recruiting journey in high-stakes agency recruiting and has since joined the corporate ranks in both technical and non-technical capacities. Throughout this journey, he's served in roles ranging from specialized, technical sourcer to full-cycle recruiting generalist. Brian believes that talent acquisition is just part of a company's broader people strategy, so in 2017 he took and passed the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) certification exam. Now he tries to leverage that body of knowledge to help his employers achieve business goals by addressing critical talent gaps.

On a more personal note, Brian loves gaming, game-streaming, PC building, and all things "geek," so working for a game studio has been a long time goal of his, but his journey is just beginning at Bungie.

This episode dives into the recruitment game, fostering healthy company culture, what success takes in his field, and how Brian has excelled in various recruiting roles at different organizations. If you want to know how to stand out and what a recruiter looks for and sees for an organization. Check this episode out!

Brian Walker Links

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/btwalker/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Element14games